Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire announced

I'd forgotten just how much untraversable area Hoenn had.
look at all that nothing.

All the regions are like that if you just look at a full picture of the map.

Kanto
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/0...3c4hsg.png
Johto
http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/attachments/....37-pm.png
Sinnoh (it's split into a bunch of pieces, couldn't see a better picture though)
http://pokemon.livejournal.com/557032.html

I suppose they could have stuck more water in, to make the ocean path along the bottom a little less straight, but it would have achieved nothing and if/when you play it again, you'll be glad they didn't, I'm sure.

All the regions are like that if you just look at a full picture of the map.

Kanto
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/0...3c4hsg.png
Johto
http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/attachments/....37-pm.png
Sinnoh (it's split into a bunch of pieces, couldn't see a better picture though)
http://pokemon.livejournal.com/557032.html

I suppose they could have stuck more water in, to make the ocean path along the bottom a little less straight, but it would have achieved nothing and if/when you play it again, you'll be glad they didn't, I'm sure.

Eh, Kanto and Johto had their excuses because they were just Gameboy games.
Actually, the Johto one is cheating a bit because it doesn't show the Ruins of Alph.

"Pokemon Delta Emerald" had been trademarked by Nintendo.

Guess it's just so that nobody makes a fake of it or something. I doubt there actually will be a 3rd version of a remake, that would be silly.
Serebii mentions that they've done this in the past with "Pokemon Water Blue" and "Pokemon Grey".

Is it possible that Emerald & Z could be the same game.. say a sequel for X&Y along with a sequel to Ruby&Sapphire?

Is it possible that Emerald & Z could be the same game.. say a sequel for X&Y along with a sequel to Ruby&Sapphire?

Unlikely. According to the timeline, Gen 1 and 3 take place at the same time, followed by Gen 2 and 4, then 5 (B/W) and 6, with Black 2 and White 2 taking place after that.

I'm more inclined to agree with Razmos in that it's just a preventative thing, same as Purple, Orange, Crimson, WaterBlue, Grey, etc.

Seems Target leaked the released date?

http://www.target.com/p/pokemon-omega-ru...rm=pokemon
11.07.14, glad it'll be early in the month, before I have a larger chance to spend my money on crap I don't need.
Listed twice on the page, too.

I'm going to breed the poop out of the Pokemons in this remake.

New information will be in next weeks Corocoro scans.

Finally, some damn news.

New information will be in next weeks Corocoro scans.

Finally, some damn news.

It'll probably be a repeat of what we get at E3.

Well, CoroCoro scans are out. pomegranate's gonna get interesting. Don't click the spoiler if you don't want to be spoiled, etc.

 New Info 7/6/14 -Warning: Large Pictures-

First off, the new Groudon and Kyogre forms are as of now to be referred to as "Primal", and are said to be the result of atomic regression.

 Primal Groudon/Kyogre

With that out of the way, we have Mega forms for Sceptile and Swampert, and surprisingly Diancie as well.

 New Megas

Sceptile is Grass/Dragon with Lightningrod, Swampert retains typing and gains Swift Swim, and Diancie retains typing but ability is unknown.

We've also got new Team Magma/Aqua outfits,

 Spoiler

new trainer designs,

 Spoiler

and a new look for Steven, who now has a Mega Charizard X and is looking for the secret of Mega Evolution.

 Spoiler

Totally starting with Treecko, kinda disappointed with the abilities chosen. And swampert looks a bit derpy. (more screens/a video may be needed.)
Sceptile just looks great though.

Hnggghhhh those megas. Have to agree though, Treecko's ability is... weird. something that negates ice damage would have been far, far superior.
Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert look way better than Mega Blaziken. Watch them give Blaziken a second for now, because the fire-type favouritism must continue.
It's weird they have announced Mega Diancie so soon, considering it's not even really released yet.

The character designs of Team Aqua have totally made up my mind, i'm getting Alpha Sapphire. pineappleing PIRATES man, PIRATES. They look so styling and have some personality about them. Team Magma all have nearly the same outfit and are in the same pose.

According to Serebii, Prehistoric Pokemon is a new feature similar to Mega Evolution:

A new feature introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire is Prehistoric/Primal/Primeval Pokémon. These Pokémon seem to work in a similar manner to Mega Evolution through a process called Ancient Devolution, and sends the Pokémon back to their prehistoric state.

I'd imagine that it is like a trade-off, losing one stat and gaining another or something.

The new character designs look pretty cool. May looks better, Brendan looks worse. in my opinion. Stephen looks especially cool, but again with the pineappleing Mega Charizard? we've seen way too much of that thing recently.

Hnggghhhh those megas. Have to agree though, Treecko's ability is... weird. something that negates ice damage would have been far, far superior.

Sceptile lost it's weakness to Fire. I think that now he is the best Mega starter of Gen 3.

Stephen looks especially cool, but again with the pineappleing Mega Charizard? we've seen way too much of that thing recently.

Someone said in all of the screenshots that they were Level 100, perhaps it's just for a demo or something? Don't really see why else he'd have one. This does make me wonder if he'll be the Champion or not though...

I really like the Mega Evolutions, certainly wasn't expecting Mega Diancie. I'm glad to see the new artwork for Steven, Brendan, May, and Team Magma/Aqua, but I wanna see Birch

Also, not really surprised that Steven is after the secret for Mega Evolution, seeing as how he liked to collect rare stones in the originals.

Huh, someone on the serebii forums mentioned something I didn't even think of: Diancie is the first Kalos pokemon to get a Mega Evolution. We should probably expect more.

Sceptile lost it's weakness to Fire. I think that now he is the best Mega starter of Gen 3.

True I guess. it's not like anybody even uses Ice any more.
Fairy is going to be a hindrance though :/

Why did they even bother making other mega evolutions?

Pretty soon they'll just give everyone from Joey to Cynthia a mega charizard.

Why did they even bother making other mega evolutions?

Pretty soon they'll just give everyone from Joey to Cynthia a mega charizard.

"My Mega Charizard is in the top percentage of Mega Charizard"
"Just wanted to call you to tell you all about my Mega Charizard"

HI GUYS LET'S GIVE SOMETHING WITH A 4X RESIST TO ELECTRIC LIGHTNING ROD.

The new trainers are pretty close to the emerald designs rather than the original ruby/sapphire.

Lightning Rod and a 4x resistance to electric isn't that bad really. Immunity to paralysis and power moves is a plus too.

I can see why people wouldn't like Swampert but I kind of like the Hulk vibe it is giving of.

I like Mega Diancie, it actually looks nice now. I never liked its original design.

Now to wait for Rayquazas new look.

One of the biggest questions I have is.. how soon can I breed in the main game? And hopefully mechanics from XY are retained for the Sapphire/Ruby breeding system.